Thanksgiving

I never thank God or the people in my life enough.  So, thank you God and the people in my life.  You know who you are… especially God. 
My family puts up with so many things because of my job, personality and faults, but they have always been my greatest support, love and encouragement.  My friends are [...]

Romanians in the Woods Everywhere!

It was unbelievable there were Romanians running all through the woods on my parents property last night.  I’m not sure, but I think I saw Andy Stanley with them as well.  It was a first!  Once we got them calmed down we were able to feed them and do our best to communicate.  My parents [...]

Caricatures

Nothing hits home like a caricature.  They exaggerate the obvious details in a caricature. 
I love the Georgia Bulldogs, no doubt.  I’m a worship pastor and that must be the “alpo section” that I’m directing.  That’s funny… I don’t care whatcha’ say!  Something most folks don’t know is that I am also a travel baseball coach. 
I [...]

Student Appreciation Banquet

Last night I attended a Parent Appreciation Banquet at Zion.  My wife and I were invited to be appreciated along with a huge group of parents of teens from 180x (our student ministry).
 Well, it was awesome!  They played music from our era, they played worship music from today that rocked, they thanked us many times [...]

We Talk Big…

You know…it’s been kind of hard to blog for me lately.  I’m getting tired of just talking.  I’m a little stuck.  I know many of the right answers and the best things to say, but I am now dealing with the decisions of doing what I say.  Facing things “no matter the cost.”  I’ve used [...]

Boxing Up Worries

Today’s message at Zion was about trusting God with our worries.  Our pastor asked that everyone take out a piece of paper and write down their biggest worry and then bring it to the boxes designated in the room and tons of people did it.  It was a humbling experience to see people unload their [...]